An Akron, Ohio man was sentenced in federal court recently for transporting more than 27 kilograms of methamphetamine through Kansas City, Mo., aboard a bus.

U.S. Marshal Pete Elliott is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of the U.S. Marshals-led “Operation Homecoming.”

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted and Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik Thursday announced the creation of Ohio's third Innovation Hub, a new collaboration that will position the Greater Akron region as a global leader in polymer research, development and technology.

The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), recently announced another funding round of approximately $504 million in implementation grants to 12 Tech Hubs to scale up the production of critical technologies, create jobs in innovative industries, strengthen U.S. economic competitiveness and national security, and accelerate the growth of industries of the future in regions across the United States.

On May 1, Donald R. Martin was sentenced by United States District Judge Donald C. Nugent to 12 months and one day on prison, along with 36 months of probation, and ordered to pay restitution of $1,882,789 after pleading guilty.

The FBI Cleveland Field Office is seeking to identify potential victims of Mark Dente doing business as AEM Services LLC. AEM Services LLC purported to manage a portfolio of real estate investments. 

Armed with a cutting-edge facial reconstruction of a John Doe whose remains were found in Akron eight years ago, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Summit County Medical Examiner Dr. Lisa Kohler recently renewed a public call for help in identifying the man.

An Akron man was charged in federal court recently with allegedly transporting more than 27 kilograms of methamphetamine through Kansas City, Mo. aboard a bus.

The Supreme Court of Ohio recently suspended an Akron attorney for two years, with 18 months stayed, for failing to pay the bills of his personal-injury case clients and diverting some of their settlement funds for his own personal use.

Three men were sentenced recently in Akron federal court by Chief Judge Sara Lioi for their roles in a case involving forged prescriptions and a conspiracy to press and sell illicit pills.

Akron Municipal Judge David Hamilton has joined a select group of leaders in Ohio.

Jacob Onusic, 28, of Akron, Ohio, was sentenced this month to over 11 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Bridget Meehan Brennan, after he pleaded guilty to robbing a bank in Cuyahoga Falls and one in Canal Fulton as well as possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.

Reginald Allen, 37, of Akron, was sentenced this month to 157 months (13 years and one month) in prison by U.S. District Judge Bridget M. Brennan, after he pleaded guilty to a nine-count indictment including charges for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, a fentanyl analog, cocaine and methamphetamine.

An Akron bar’s attempt to have a COVID-19 pandemic rule declared unconstitutional was rejected by the Supreme Court of Ohio this month. The Court found the rule is no longer in effect, and a similar rule is “not reasonably likely” to appear again.

Quashane R. Varner Jr., 28, of Akron, was sentenced recently to 11 years and four months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine in the Southern District of West Virginia.